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W.E.HENREC1.

WASHING, DISINFECTING, AND DYEING MACHINE;

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26. 19I6.

Patented-July 8, 1919,

3 SHEETS*SHEET W. A. E. HENRQ]? WASHING, DISINFECIING, AND DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 265, i916.

Patented J 1113, 8, 1919.

3 SHEETSSHEET 2.

W. A. E. HENRiCi.

WASHHJG, DISiNFECTING, AND DYEING MACHINE.

APPLHIATION FILED JUNE 26, 1916.

Pia-muted 511117 8, 1919a 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

'i/VILLIAEE A. E. HENBICI, GE BOSTGN, IJIASSACJitTSETTS, ASSIGNGE, T0 HEEIEICE WASHING MACHIBTE CQMPANY, A GORPGRATIGN 0F IJEASSACI-IUSETTS.

VJASl-EZIEIG, DESIK'FECTIHG, D DYEENG 156E131 E.

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ramification filed June 26, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, WILLIAM A. HENRIC'I, a citizen .of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful improvements in Washing, Disiniecting, and Dyeing lilachines,

which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

T his invention has reference to improvements in machines adapted for use in Wash ing, disinfecting, dyeing, rinsing, drying or otherwise treating fabric, material or articles by the application thereto or the withdrawal therefrom of Water or other fluid with or without the use of chemicals.

@ne object of the invention is to provide a mechanism of the nature of a washing machine in which the work (fabric, material or articles) may be given a movement with relation to fluid without unduly entangling portions of the work.

Another object of the invention is to so construct a washing machine or similar machine adapted to alternately exert centrifugal action on its contents and to per; gravity to overcome said centrifugal action that said machine may be readily charged and discharged.

Another object of the invention is to construct a washing or similar machine having a container defining a path of travel for the work and operable to effect movement said Work that variations in the treatment of the work can he accomplished mechanically or chemically while the machine is in operation.

' Still another object of this invention is improve Washing and similar machines with respect to supplying to such machines and. Withdrawing therefrom water, air or other fluid; and soap, bluing or other dyestuffs chemicals, at or difi ering from atmospheric temperature,

Another object of the invention is to improve the construction of the container particularly with respect to the end memhers of the same,

Other objects of the invention will a; pear from the following description.

'lllie invenicn consists in the novel cep'tacle for the Work.

invention also consists in the novel Specification ofletters Eatent.

latente-cl Jilly t3,

Serial No. 105,917.

manner in which said receptacle is mounted and operated.

The invention also consists in the means for supplying said receptacle with water, steam, air or other fluid or liquid material.

T he invention also consists in the means for discharging a portion or the whole con tents of said receptacle.

'l he inveinion also consists in such other novel features of construction and combination of parts as shall hereinafter be more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1, represents a front elevation of the improved machine.

Fig. 2, represents a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 3, represents a sectional detail view of some of the parts.

i, represents a sectional view taken on line Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows of said line.

i ig. 5, represents a similar view taken on i N A nne a i i h Fig. Z, represents a similar view taken on line 7'? Fig. 6.

r 8, r presents a sectional view taken on Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout.

A shown in the drawings in its preferred form indicates a substantial base having the st ndards or frames 11 and 12 having respectively the bearings 13 and l i in WI are jonrnaled the shafts or trnnnions l5 l6 the split collar or frame 1? having tightening devices comprising the bolts l8, 18 provided with coin oaratively heavy Shaft 15 has the gear 2o is adapted to be driven by the worm shaft 2i when operated by any suitable driving mechanism or, for the purposes to he herea described, by the hand wheel 22 on he sh-ft 2i. trunnion is inc shaft as shown in Fig. 3 and extends the hearing lla suitable distance to 1 U E receive various device COOpbi'Wlflg therewith I i to he descrioed.

shar t 16, the series of perforations 24, 24, Fig. 3, which communicate with the bore oi the funnel member located and secured in a compartment suitable shape of said collar 17 and having the neck 26 which extends into the bore of shaft 16.

Cylinder 23 has in its wall a series of compara ively small inspection openings closed or covered by pieces of translucent or transparent material 27, 27 protected or secured in place by suitable frames. At one end of said cylinder or receptacle 23 is mounted the head 28 concave at its inner portion and having the studs or projections 29, 29 and the diametrical channel 30 leading to the centrally disposed valved outlet pipe 31. The charging end of such cylinder 17 has the frame 32 furnished with the series of pivoted bolts 33, 33 having nuts 34, 34 and adapted to be received in radial slots at the periphery of the closure head 35 which is hinged to said frame The in ner portion of this closure head 35 is substantially convex and has the series of studs or projections 36, 36. The purpose of the bolts 33, 33 and their nuts 34, 34is ectually secure the head 35 in place to prevent leakage and any well known packing devices adapted to cooperate with such closure for the purpose or making a water tight joint may be used.

At the respective ends of cylinder 23 the wall thereof has groups of perforations 37 and 38 which respectively communicate with the outlets 39 and 40 having pipes 41 and 42 which in turn communicate with the bore of shaft 16. These pipes 41 and 42 have valve chambers 43 and44 of which the valves are automatically operated by their respective weighted arms 45 and 46 whereby when the free ends of said arms 45 and 46 swing toward the ends of said cylinder 23 said valves are caused to open to permit passage of fluid through their pipes 41 and 42 as the case may be but, when said valve arms 45 and 46 are swung toward collar 17 said valves are caused to close. The purpose of these automatically controlled valves is at times to effect the opening of an outlet "from each end of cylinder 23 during the swinging movement of such end or" the cylinder for a portion of the distance below the axis on which said cylinder swings or at a time when the water or other fluid in the cylinder is in position to enter the particular outlet 39 or 40.

Referring now more particularly to the construction of the tubular or sleeve shaft 16 and parts related to or coiiperating therewith, as shown in Fig. 3, it will be seen that such tubular shaft 16, at its outer end, is rotatably received by the stufiing box bearing 47 of the casing 48 which latter is sustained by the bracket 49 extending from the exterior of the bearing 14. This casing 43 has the chamber 50 which communicates with the bore of shaft 16 and has also, the stufi'ing box bearing 51 which rotatably receives the pipe 52 having the spider frame 53 the arms of which are received by the bore of said shaft 16, pipe 52 being connected by pipe with the neck 26 or" tunnel member 25. Casing 43 has also the vent 55, and the outlet 56 while the casing of bearing 51 has the branch fitting 57 which has the main bore 58 and the branch bores 59, 60, 61 and 62. The wall of this fitting 57 has also the suitable vacuum valve 63, and the pressure gage pipe 64 all of which communicate with. the main bore 58. Branch 59 connects with the valve controlled water supply pipe 65 from the measuring tank 66 which latter has the valve controlled water supply pipe 67 whereby water of suitable temperature or steam may be supplied to said measuring tank 66. Branch bore 60 is connected with the pressure pump 68 by means of pipe 69. Branch bore 61, of said fitting 57, connects with the steam supply pipe 70, which latter has the branch pipe 71 furnished with a suitable safety valve 72. Branch bore 62, of said fitting 57, connects by the valve controlled pipe 73 with the tank or receptacle 74 adapted to receive from time to time suitable quantities of liquid soap, bluing, dye or other material oi": a chemical nature. Steam is supplied to this tank or receptacle 74 through the steam pipe 75 which pipe also connects with the condenser nozzle 76 of the main waste or outlet pipe 7 7, 78 which has the valve 79*and communicates with the outlet 56 of casing 48.

In some cases T prefer to connect the main outlet pipe 77, 78 with the casing 80 of a suction pump of ordinary construction but usually I have found such pump to be unnecessary.

Tn the operation of the machine to wash clothing, material or articles cylinder 23, preferably empty, is caused to swing by operating the hand wheel 22, worm 21 and gear 20 until the end of said cylinder 23 having the closure head 35 is brought to a convenient position, preferably somewhat above the axis on which said cylinder swings. The nuts 34, 34 are unscrewed on their bolts 33, 33 sufficiently to permit said bolts to be swung out of the slots in the periphery of head 35 and said head 35 is then swung on its hinges to the open position. The clothing, material or articles to be washed or treated are then placed in the cylinder and the head 35 is swung to the closed position and secured by means of the bolts 33, 33 and their nuts 34, 34 as will be-apparent. The load or charge of dry material to be operated on will be such as to occupy about one half the length of the cylinder 23, more or less; as a matter of fact the dry material may extend from end to end of the as the case may nsoaaii cylinder as such dry material will consolidate somewhat when fluid is supplied. Steam under pressure is now, preferably, admitted to cylinder 23 from pipe 70 through the bore of fitting 57 and pipe 52, means of such steam the Work in the cylinder is sterilized and disinfected.

The valve 01 pipe is now operated an kept open to permit a measured quantity of Water, of suitable temperature to pass from tank 66 through said pipe 65 and the bore of fitting 57 to pipe 52 and thence through pipe 54, member 25, no and the perforations into cylinder 23. tii time the valve or vent pipe 55 is usually opened to allow air to escape. Steam may in like manner he supplied through the pipe 76 and a suitable or desired quantity of liquid soap or material may be supplied from tanlr 574- through pipe '33 to and through at. The various valves of said supply pines are preferably closed,

The mechanical manipulation the material in the cylinder 23 can be ei'lected causing said cylinder to oscillate or rotate on its axis. ureter to cause eylin to rotate at the rate, approximate ct sis:- teen to eighteen rotations per nute but this will depend somewhat upon nature of the material to be operated on a d the nature of the foreign matter to he removed or Washed from the material. he eonr paratively slow rotation of the cf, nder 23 the contents of said cylinder, par-icularl'y the saturated fabric, will he alternately raised by the end of the cylinder in which it is contained, assisted by centrit al action, and dropped through the p refined by the wall of the cylinder ivherehy the ric and a large portion the will l eads pass baclr an forth het ve and 35 of 23, movement of the Worlr und suddenly arrested whereby act as dashers against Whic strike with a rehounding a result in forcing the liquid ric. The circulation of the sisted hy the clearances bet projections 29 and 36 0; the 28 and 85.

After a suitahle length of o the W as jiust descri ed e by inspection or the Work thron the spar nt members 27 of the cylinder a3 or n time, valve 79 of waste "iipe is op llrdinarily the action of i he suliicient to create a vacu he, through 16, chamber 50 and outlet 56 to said A i As it is usually desirable oft the liquid of one operation While the cylinder 2 still continues rotate It have arranged a Valves l5 and 46 of the respective pipes :l-l and 14-2 to open automatically as the corresponding end of cylinder 28 swings through its lUW r are and automatically to close during tne swinging of such end of said cylinder through its upper are. l he result of such automatic operation ot' valves l5 and it: is that passages are open to water from the ends of the cylinder While Water is present adjacent the outlets 39 and t0 of said cylinder While passage to ail from the other end of said cylinder is closed.

it is found desirable or necessary pump 86 1.21 he operated to assist in drawing Water 1'1011'1 said cylinder 23 and also air may be pumped into said cylinder by pump 68 through pipe 69, fitting 5? and pipe 52.

lf'uring the operation of washing above described after the soapy or detergent material from tank Tl has been supplied to the cylinder it is preferred to supply steam to said t l 7% to cleanse the same, the matter Washed therefrom passing ultimately into i the first Washing operation and while the cylinder 23 continues to rotate a second supply or liquid, and chemical, may supplied thereto and the material in the u ider may he subjected to a second Wash.- operation. @rdinarily, with this machine, a single Washing operation followed hy series oi rinsing operations with com rely clear water will be sutlicient. operations usually will be i olloved by a bin 1g operation which bluing chen ical supplied to the tanlr 7% will pass ough the connecting pipes to cylinder n or her hoth may he nor in the respecpuinp may he opere iii tion on of steam or e suo ected to the ac 1 r a VT 8 which steam air, a the n e J. .5 red there oy the inateri 23 is bro h its end havin closure head 35 nuts 3 of bolts 33, 33 re is not by kfifibbillg together and the clothes. 'lhis action'is facilitated by the fact that the inner Wall or the cylinder gorei erably is smooth and that the length of the cylinder is at least twice its diameter so that the clothes in falling through the cylinder are prevented from spreading laterally to any considerable extent.

Another advantage is that the work receives two impulses or decided actions at each complete rotation of the cylinder, that is, the work substantially at rest in one (the lower) end 01 the cylinder will be raised by the hall rotation or swinging upward of that end of the cylinder and will fall back to the other end at the cylinder and by the swinging upward of this latter end of the cylinder the work will again be carried no and allowed to drop into the end of the cylinder first mentioned.

As it may be desirable to draw liquid from cylinder 23 while said cylinder is at rest with the head 28 downward l have provided said head 28 with the valve controlled out lot 31.

In actual practice I have utilized this improved machine in treating yarn and t'abrir with dystufts and other chemicals with good results as to time of operation, economy of material and uniform coloring.

Under some conditions cylinder 23 can be 7 divided by one or more partitions 23, see

igs. 5 and 7 into a multiplicity or longi tudinal compartments each or which may receive its own load which is separated from the loads of the other compartments.

Having thus described my invention 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

.1. A machine for treating fabric with liquid comprising a cylinder of a length considerably greater than its width, mounted to swing on an axis transverse to the length of said cylinder, outlet pipes communicating with the end portions of said cylinder, and means actuatable by gravity to control passage through said pipes.

2. A machine for treating fabric with liquid comprising a cylinder o1 a length considerably greater than its width, mounted to swing on an axis transverse to the length of said cylinder, outlet pipes communicating with the end portions of said cylinder, and means consisting of weight actuated valves to control passage through said pipes.

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